On Come Receive the Light, the National Orthodox Radio Program, Dr. Albert Rossi of St. Vladimir's Seminary offers some practical steps to help us set aside more time for family, relationships and meaningful spiritual growth in a busy world. Also, Fr. Alexander Goussetis with the first of a series on World Religions & Orthodoxy. This week, tune in to find out about Eastern Religions and Hinduism.

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"One of the keenest impressions which I brought away with me from Smyrna was a feeling of shame that I belonged to the human race."

- US. Consul at Smyrna, George Horton

On Come Receive the Light, the National Orthodox Radio Program, Giles Milton, an international best-selling author, talks about his newest book, Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922: The Destruction of a Christian City in the Islamic World. Giles tells the largely unknown story of the destruction of Smyrna, an extraordinary, heterogeneous and tolerant city with a large Orthodox Christian population — a disaster that would prefigure the coming clash of civilizations between East and West.

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On Come Receive the Light, the national Orthodox Christian radio program, Fr. John McGuckin, a noted scholar and host of an OCN podcast series called "Turning to the Fathers," discusses important points of distinction between Orthodox Christianity and other Christian confessions, including the idea of "sola scriptura," the role of tradition, the communion of the saints and more. Fr. John recently gave a presentation on these issues to the World Council of Churches. He shares his thoughts on how his speech was received and discusses the future of ecumenism.

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